Originally posted by Skydude

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THAT is an incredibly foolish argument. By that same logic, we shouldn't make anything illegal. People will murder others, steal things, etc. FOREVER...so we should make them legal.

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Originally posted by Silvershield

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Originally posted by Skydude

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I think also several people missed the point of the analogy I made. My point was merely that the logic used by the person I was responding to was "people do it anyway, so make it legal" is really very bad logic. I wasn't trying to say that doing drugs is as bad as some of these other crimes or anything like that. I was merely addressing extremely faulty logic, nothing more.

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Originally posted by The Nic

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Sky, learning guitar will start off being one of the most frustrating things you will ever try to do. Whatever you do, though, don't give up. It will all come together in time. There will be a point when you think you absolutely CAN NOT do it, but if you can get through that, it's pretty smooth sailing for the next few years, until your ready to learn pinch harmonics and taps and improv and crap that I'm just now mastering.

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Originally posted by Vyper

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(don't get me wrong, Roger Waters is my hero )

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Originally posted by Skydude

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And you miss my point yet again. Basically, what you said translated in logic to "if people will do it whether or not it's legal, we should make it legal." It makes no statement as to how good or bad pot is, or the other acts, or how it can be punished. It merely suggests that the fact that people will do it means that we should let them. Now, elaborating further on it changes things a bit...but from what you said there, it's extremely faulty logic.

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Originally posted by mattp

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But sweep picking is a very advanced technique. Most people can't do it.

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Originally posted by Cheveyo Chowilawu

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But, my general opinion on matters like this is that if no one's getting hurt, leave the choice open, and I'm also of the opinion that until the last part of the pregnancy, the fetus is not alive in any meaningful sense. So, basically, give them the choice, even if it's one I'd never do.

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Originally posted by mattp

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Hahaha

There's the confusion

You're thinking of alternate picking. ( Which is totally inferior to economy picking )

Here is a sweep picking arpeggio....
Am
E|-8---------------------------------8H12-17/20\17P12P8--------|
B|---10---------------------------10--------------------10~~~--|
G|------9-----------------------9------------------------------|
D|--------10-----------------10--------------------------------|
A|-----------12P7-------7H12-----------------------------------|
E|----------------8\5/8----------------------------------------|

That's actually one of the monster sweeps I was talking about but you can see the general idea.

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Originally posted by The Nic

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Depends on your playing style I guess. We would start up a whole new conversation about what's harder than what or what takes longer to master. I've seen guys who can improv the most kick-ass solo ever for as long as they want, but then you ask them to play a G-Chord and they stop and re-position their fingers one-by-one. It's amusing, especially when they are showing off their skill and then I get to be the asshole who yells out "Show us a simple A minor chord!!". Fun stuff.

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Originally posted by Plus Sign Abomination

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Guitars rule.

Don't be an idiot, though. I was seduced by the banjo. Do not fall down that path.

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Originally posted by mattp

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Then the folk guitarist yells out.. "HEY DO FINGERPICKING" and you look stupid

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Originally posted by Skyon

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Thinking they're wrong isn't judging them

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Originally posted by Skyon

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You don't see two animals in the wilderness reproducing of the same sex, because it's flat out unatural; there is no such thing as a gay gene. A gay professor has actually said that.

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Originally posted by Skyon

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You can raise a kid to be anything

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Originally posted by Skyon

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Originally posted by Skyon

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You're buddist, that's wonderful; way of living up to your religion there big guy, coming in here with bold letters cussing at me, see that's where I get disrespectful!

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Originally posted by Skyon

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And how was I exactly raised? I first learned about the gay world simply through school, I was never influenced to dislike their repulsive ways, it was all me that decided it was wrong, not even religion influenced my desicion. My parents didn't ever force me to do anything, so don't justify yourself into looking like the victor here, by slamming me, alright it's YOUR arrogance that makes this a heated subject, I just told what I thought. Freedom of speech right? Opinions allowed I thought.

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Originally posted by Skyon

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Brokeback Mountain is overated. If you do the research, it actually didn't sell that well, it only won an award because the liberal media made it look like it was wonderful. Come on now! Who wants to see two hairy guys bumping up against the other.

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